Emily Sweeney

Runaway horses are apprehended, a home gets pelted by tomatoes, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

A 22-year-old from Marlborough, N.H., died in a crash with a school bus in Walpole, N.H. on Wednesday, police said.

By Emily Sweeney, The Boston Globe In the spring of 1979, Johnny Donaldson was at a crossroads in his young life.

A fire in an industrial building in Chelsea has grown into a major, nine-alarm fire early Monday, according to official postings on social media.

“We were always worried about something like this happening,” said Chelsea Fire Chief John Quatieri.

An Attleboro man was arrested Saturday and faces charges in connection with a series of suspicious brush fires that appeared to be intentionally set, police said.

Firefighters were battling a brush fire in the Blue Hills overnight, and those efforts are expected to continue Tuesday morning.

Two people suffered life-threatening injuries and three others were hurt suffered in a crash in Harwich on Monday night, officials said.

The brush fire was about 40 acres wide and only 10 percent contained Monday night, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.

Smoky air irritating your throat? Making your nose run or your eyes tear? Blame the brush fires burning across Massachusetts